Malignant or Benign?: Gatestone Institute to examine the impact of legalized marijuana in 2020
by Gatestone Institute Editorial Staff • November 27, 2019 at 8:00 am
Mark A. R. Kleiman, a professor of public policy at New York University, is quoted in the media observing that marijuana drug addiction is quietly becoming a stealth public health crisis.
During the new year, Gatestone will be empanelling experts to examine this potential threat to the motoring public, those in the workplace, and young people.
As the nation moves towards the widespread legalization of marijuana, Gatestone Institute has announced plans for a series of symposiums during 2020 that will closely examine the potential impact of those actions on the nation's children, occupational safety, and transportation.
Gatestone's founder and president, Nina Rosenwald, observed:
"We have seen the tragic, unintended consequences of other formerly regulated substances on our young people and the nation's population as a whole. From the most recent disturbing deaths among our youth from vaping to what is now a death toll of 9,000 children and adolescents from opioid poisonings over nearly two decades, there is little doubt that our children are the most vulnerable to what we don't know about these types of chemicals. And that is only part of the equation as we seek to more fully understand the potential impact of legalized marijuana on our society."
